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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025

Kirishima, JP ranks #1,691 worldwide for total patents filed all time, with 1,974 patents from 423 inventors. Leading employers of inventors based in Kirishima, JP include Sony, Ricoh Company, Chisso.

Showing 1–50 of 423 inventors

Rank Inventor Primary Company Patents
1 Atsushi Ishihara Sony 112
2 Hiroyuki Sugimoto Ricoh Company 73
3 Masahiko Taniguchi Chisso 65
#4 Takeshi Hirayama Hitachi 40
#5 Masahiko Higashi Spansion Llc. 37
#6 Yutaka Makino Sumitomo Electric Industries 35
#7 Youichi Yamazaki Nikon 32
#8 Akihiko Nishimoto Nkk Co. 26
#8 Hiroshi Ninomiya Kyocera 26
#10 Yoshihiro Okawa Kyocera 25
#11 Toyomi Nishi Ebara 23
#11 Shuichi Fukuoka Kyocera 23
#11 Kenji Kitazawa Kyocera 23
#14 Tsutomu Sugawara Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 19
#15 Akira Oikawa Fujitsu Limited 18
#15 Tetsuya Shimoda Nippon Hodo Co. 18
#17 Kenko GEJIMA Kyocera 17
#18 Wataru Ikeuchi Kyocera 16
#18 Noriyuki Kushima Kyocera 16
#18 Youji Furukubo Kyocera 16
#21 Shintaro Kubo Hitachi High-Technologies 14
#21 Nobuyoshi Fujikawa Kyocera 14
#21 Takashi Miyahara Fujifilm 14
#21 Masaki Terazono Kyocera 14
#21 Kunihide Shikata Kyocera 14
#26 Katsushi Sakaue Kyocera 13
#26 Masaaki Harazono Kyocera 13
#26 Daisuke Hozumi Kyocera 13
#26 Katsuro Nakamata Kyocera 13
#26 Hidefumi Hatanaka Kyocera 13
#31 Yoshinobu Kunitomo Sumitomo Electric Industries 12
#31 Yoshimasa Sugimoto Kyocera 12
#31 Shunichi Murakawa Kyocera 12
#34 Naruto Takahashi Kyocera 11
#34 Tetsuro Fujimoto Kyocera 11
#34 Yasunori KAWANABE Kyocera 11
#34 Kiyoshi Yokoyama Kyocera 11
#34 Shoji Kohsaka Kyocera 11
#34 Yasuhito Fujii Kyocera 11
#40 Makoto Koi Kyocera 10
#40 Mikio Fujii Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba 10
#40 Tsunehiko Nakamura Kyocera 10
#40 Tadashi Nagasawa Kyocera 10
#40 Shingo Satou Medtronic 10
#40 Kouji Tsurusaki Kyocera 10
#40 Yasunari Nagata Kyocera 10
#40 Yoshihiro Hosoi Kyocera 10
#48 Izuru Sato Fujitsu Limited 9
#48 Tsuyoshi Yasutomi Kyocera 9
#48 Masanobu Ishida Kyocera 9